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CORK-PULLING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part 0f Letters Patent N 0. 603,950, dated May 10,1898. Application led August 23, 1897. Serial No. 649,125. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JAMES E. HAwKINs, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have inventedcertain Vnew and useful Improvements in Cork-Pulling Machines; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in cork-pullingmachines; and it has for its object primarily the provision of a deviceof this character that will be espe-` cially simple in construction,durable, economical, and efficient in operation.

The invention further contemplatesv the provision of a cork-puller inwhich the labor required to pull corks will be reduced to a minimum.

I am enabled to accomplish the objects of my invention by the simplemeans illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is aside elevation of my improved cork-puller. Fig. 2 is a central verticalsection thereof, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the sleeve adaptedto surround the spirally-grooved shaft. v

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates a casting formed,preferably, semicircular and provided at its lower end with a plate 2,having perforations therethrough for the passage of screws or bolts,bywhich means the device is secured to the counter or table. The upper endof said casting is preferably slightly enlarged, as indicated by thenumeral 3, and provided witha central circular perforation 4 for thereception of a sleeve 5, formed with a head '7, preferably integraltherewith. The said sleeve is provided with a vertical recess 8 for thereception of the end of a set-screw 9, which extends through the castingand prevents the sleeve from turning in the perforation 4 and at thesame time limits its vertical movement. y

Extending through the sleeve 5 is a verticalshaft 10, which has spirallycut therein grooves, as indicated by the numeral 11, and passing throughthe head 7 and into said grooves are two set-screws 12. The shaft 10 hasembracing it at a point intermediate the ends thereof a block 13,inclosed within a rectangular recess 14, provided near the forward enduof a lever 15, pivotally secured between the ears 16, provided on theinner edge of the casting 1. Extending through elongated slots 17 in theside of the lever are two laterally-extending arms 18, formed upon thesquared portion 13. l The shaft 10 is provided above and below saidblock with collars 19, which, while permitting the rod to turn withinsaid block, prevents the same from moving vertically therethrough.

As a means for keeping the lever normally elevated I provide a spiralspring 20, secured at its upper end to the casting and having its lowerend secured in the offset portion 21 of the lever. Provided at the lowerportion of the casting upon the upper edge thereof is an arm 22, bent atright angles at its upper end, as indicated by the numeral 23, andperforated, as indicated by the numeral 24, for the passage of the shaft10. Secured to the front of said arm is an arm 25, bifurcated to formtwo short arms 26. The lower end of the shaft 10 has secured thereto theusual corkscrew 27, adapted to extend through a circular opening 28 inthe enlargement 29 of the casting.

Having described the mechanism wherein my invention lies, I will nowproceed to describe its operation. Assuming the lever to be in theposition shown in Fig. 1, the handle of the lever is grasped and saidlever rocked downwardly against the tension of the spring 20, thuscausing the shaft 10 to descend without turning until the head 7 engagesthe upper side of the enlargement 3 of the casting, when it will benoted that further movement of the lever will cause the shaft 10 to movedownwardly, and the set-screws 12, being in the grooves 11, will causesaid shaft to rotate as well as have a vertical motion. ous that therotary motion of the shaft will cause the corkscrew 27 to enter the corkas the lever is rocked downwardly, and as the lever is rocked to itsnormal position the sleeve 5 will slide upwardly through the opening 4,thus preventing the shaft from rotating upon its upward movement andcausing the cork to be drawn from the bottle, which cork'will be drawnentirely through the opening 28 until it comes in contact withthebifurcated arms 26, when a further movement It is obvi-` IOO of theshaft will cause the corkscrew to be withdrawn from the cork, and thecork may then be thrown to one side or the other by the finger.

It is apparent that the invention herein described is susceptible tomany changes involving mechanical skill, which may be made within thescope of the invention without departing from the spirit thereof. I donot therefore desire to be understood as limiting myself to the-preciseconstruction of the parts shown in the drawings.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

A cork-pulling machine comprising aframe provided with an opening in theupper portion thereof, a lever pivoted to said frame and having anelongated slot therein, a shaft provided with spirally-arran ged groovesand having a corkscrewr at its lower end, a block embracing the shaftand adapted to lie within the elongated slot in said lever,laterally-extending arms upon said block extending through the elongatedslots in the sides of said levers at right angles to the slot in whichsaid block fits, collars upon the shaft above and below said block, avertically-movable sleeve surrounding the shaft and having a headthereon, projections ou the inner periphery of said sleeve adapted tofit Within the grooves in said shaft whereby said shaft is caused torotate duringv the downward movement thereof when the head engages theupper surface of the casting, and means for restoring the parts to theirnormal positions afterV the lever has been depressed.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

JAMES E. HAWKINS. Witnesses:

JOHN BETZ, N. D. KITCHELL.

